Cigarette light concealer



A g 6, 6- M. LA M. GREEN-EE 2,405,506

CIGARETTE LIGHT CONCEALER Filed July 21, 1944 flfwirzeiie ZaJV/a z za Green-e6 Patented Aug. 6, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims. 1

This invention relates to a cigarette light concealer, and it has for its object to provide a simple and inexpensive article the use of which will permit smoking by the general public in black-outs or by soldiers in the trenches, or fox holes, at night, or by watchmen, officers of the law and the like who do not wish their presence to be revealed.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a cigarette light concealer constructed in accordance with the invention, and

Fig. 2 is a central horizontal sectional view therethrough.

The device consists of a tubular body comprising the sleeve 5 adapted to receive and fit snugly and frictionally upon the end portion of the cigarette or Cigar 6 to be smoked. The entrance end of the sleeve is preferably flared at l to guide the cigarette into the sleeve. The

tubular body also comprises the glow concealing and ash receiving compartment 8, preferably united with the sleeve 5 by an inwardly directed, tapering constricting part 9 which limits the entry of the cigarette or cigar into the tubular body. The accumulated ash is collected in compartment 0 and may be discharged therefrom through the tilting door 10 that is trunnioned in the ears H of compartment 8. A movement limiting lip and thumb piece I2 is provided upon said door. A row of openings l3 provide for the entry of air into compartment 8, these openings being so far in advance of the end of the cigarette or cigar that the glow therefrom cannot be seen from outside the light concealer. The forward end of compartment 8 is closed by an imperforate wall 8* to seal said compartment except for the presence of the openings I3.

I preferably make the article of some material that is non-reflective of light. However, I wish it to be understood that I retain a wide range of choice as to the particular material employed. It may be made of metal, fire-resistant plastics, or any other suitable material.

The article may be of many ornamental shapes while still retaining the basic idea of providing an inexpensive device which will conceal the glowing end of a cigar or cigarette, will provide for the entry of air thereto and will collect the ash until a convenient time for its disposal arrives.

The article will be made larger for cigars than for cigarettes.

The lip I2 not only limits the closing movement of the door, but provides a part adapted to be engaged by a thumb or finger nail so that the door may be swung to move across, contact and shear off the ash and discharge it from the compartment 8. As the cigarette burns shorter, it is thrust further into sleeve 5 until limited by the tapering portion 9.

It is to be understood that the invention includes within its purview whatever changes fairly come within either the terms or the spirit of the appended claims. Among the advantage inherent in this article are that it may be laid on a table with the door or ash expeller in open position. This ash expeller will then hold the heated shell from coming in contact with the finish of the table or other article of furniture upon which the device is placed. At such time the door would be at the underside of the article and be swimg upon its pivotal mounting to lie at right angles to the axis of the article. At this time lip 12 would contact the table or other support. This article conceals the lighted end of the cigarette without interfering with the normal draught of the cigarette or depriving the smoker from any of the pleasures of the smoker. It prevents the ashes from fallin or blowing away. The article allows smoking in wind or draught with only the normal burning of the cigarette.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. An article for concealing the glow of a cigarette consisting of a tubular member comprising a tubular part adapted to fit frictionally upon the end of a cigarette and another part constituting an ash receiving chamber provided with openings in its side walls adjacent its forward end for the entry of air, and having a closed forward end wall, said tubular part and said ash receiving chamber being united by a constricted part which limits the entrance of a cigarette thereinto, said constricted part being tapered t0 constrict the end of the cigarette.

2. A structure'as in claim 1 wherein the ash receiving chamber is provided in its side wall with a door opening and a door, said door being pivoted intermediate its ends upon an axis transverse to the length of said ash receiving chamber, that portion of the door upon one side of the pivot being of such length that when swung upwardly into the ash receiving chamber upon movement of the door upon its pivot, it may act to dislodge ashes from the end of the cigarette.

MUMZELLE LAMARZA GREEN EE, 

